Fans and Followers: Marketing Charisma, Making Religious Celebrity in Ghana

Presenting a case study of the Ghanaian charismatic-Pentecostal celebrity-pastor Mensa Otabil, this article explores processes of marketing and mass mediating charisma in the making of religious celebrity. In order to grasp the convincing force of this ‘Man of God', it moves beyond classical We...

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Main Author: Witte, Marleen de (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AASR [2011]
In: Australian religion studies review
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-253
Further subjects:B Charisma
B Charismatic Pentecostalism
B Africa
B Celebrity
B Media
B Ghana
B Branding
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